A Word with GLXY

Liquid powerhouse GLXY sprang onto our radar back in 2015 with their Trinity single, and since then they’ve certainly had a productive 2 years! Doing the rounds of respected record labels, they’ve released on MTA, Spearhead, Limitless, Pilot & of course our own Soulvent. To celebrate the release of their new stunning 4-track EP titled Butterfly Effect, I had a chat with the boys to get the low down on what they’ve been up to!

LADS! You’re back! Where’ve you been?!

JC: We’ve been about! Our gig calendar has picked up nicely since we’ve joined Bassic and obviously working on plenty of new tunes in between busy schedules.

Tom: Yeah we’ve been super busy recently! Dropped a couple of singles over the last 10 months or so, but feels good to work with Soulvent again and put out something more substantial.

You’ve carved out your own sound over the last two years, what’s your proudest release to date?

JC: Cheers, always good to hear! Tough one, loved Astoria on Limitless, the Pilot single we did was a lot of fun, and of course this EP now. Probably this EP of all those as it’s our most mature sounding and most well rounded.
Tom: In terms of solo GLXY productions, gotta echo Jon on that one and say Astoria is probably my favourite track to date, close second for me would probably be Bloo on the EP with you guys – real soulful and organic vibes on that one, a sound which we haven’t done for a while. Collaboration wise, releasing Keep On with Redeyes and Tyler Daley on Lenzman’s TNQ imprint was an amazing project to be involved in.

What’s been the highlight of your year so far?

JC: Playing room 1 at Fabric back in May was definitely special. Liquicity Festival was also an absolute vibe!

Tom: The weekend in July with the Spearhead Boat Party b2b Liquicity Festival for me. Sun was out, witnessed some ridiculous sets across the weekend and met loads of amazing people – doesn’t get much better!

How did it feel getting to remix Sub Motion Orchestra?

JC: Still one of the career highlights so far for me, and still one of the best tracks we’ve worked on for sure! Hopefully won’t be the last time we get to work with Ruby’s vocals.

Tom: Surreal! Those guys make amazing music and their sound also complements drum and bass really well. So, having the opportunity to work on this remix felt really natural, but it was also a major stepping stone for us so early in our careers.

Favourite label at the moment?

JC: OBVIOUSLY SOULVENT – but apart from that I really like what these new self start labels have been putting out: Lenz with TNQ, Alix with 1985, Spectrasoul with Ish Chat etc. To be fair, it was always gonna happen with those guys being as good as they are.

Tom: For me, it’s an independent label based down on Brighton called Tru Thoughts. It’s not a drum and bass label, but they constantly put out incredible music which has definitely acted as an inspiration to me over the recent months.
What’s your favourite Soulvent release of all time?

JC: Pola & Bryson – Bad Habit

Tom: Arch Origin – Mesmerize

QUICK FIRE ROUND!

Love Box or Field Day?
JC: Field Day line up was better this year.Tom: Field Day for me too.

House or Techno?
JC: HoseTom: Gabba

Pola or Bryson?
JC: Bryson all day every dayTom: Brola

Ketchup or Mustard?
JC: Is that even a question? Ketchup.Tom: Ketchup er’day.
Tupac or Biggie?
JC: Biggie hands downTom: To be honest never listened to either – not my thing.

And finally… What can we expect from you over the second half of the year?

JC: A few more exciting gigs coming up including Spearhead at Egg and Hospitality In The Park.
Tom: Yeah lots of shows from September onwards! Apart from that just gonna keep the tunes rolling hopefully!